Mike generates enthusiasm among the high-school students at Thurgood Marshall Academy in Washington, D.C., as he gets ready to make a Milken Educator Award notification. A surprise ceremony as always, moments later Mike presented the Educator Award to physics teacher Kena Allison in front of the entire student body. The Milken Family Foundation has awarded thousands of Educator Awards to public-school educators across America; each award includes a $25,000 check and an invitation to the annual Milken Educator Forum.